4 Letter Words Starting with Y
There are 70 4-letter English words that start with Y, from YACK to YWIS. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is YACK at 13 points.
Word list
Y
- yack13
- yaff13
- yagi8
- yaks11
- yald8
- yams9
- yang8
- yank11
- yaps9
- yard8
- yare7
- yarn7
- yaud8
- yaup9
- yawl10
- yawn10
- yawp12
- yaws10
- yays10
- yeah10
- yean7
- year7
- yeas7
- yech12
- yegg9
- yeld8
- yelk11
- yell7
- yelp9
- yens7
- yerk11
- yeti7
- yett7
- yeuk11
- yews10
- yids8
- yill7
- yins7
- yipe9
- yips9
- yird8
- yirr7
- ylem9
- yobs9
- yock13
- yodh11
- yods8
- yoga8
- yogh11
- yogi8
- yoke11
- yoks11
- yolk11
- yond8
- yoni7
- yore7
- your7
- yowe10
- yowl10
- yows10
- yuan7
- yuca9
- yuch12
- yuck13
- yuga8
- yuks11
- yule7
- yups9
- yurt7
- ywis10
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is yack at 13 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 4-letter words start with Y?
70 valid 4-letter English words begin with Y.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.